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10 Best Print Servers for Tcp

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  • Easy To Use
  • Easy Set Up

Why We Recommend These Products

Out of thousands of reviews for 43 products, over 90 people recommended Print Servers specifically for Tcp. These 10 are the most highly recommended products we found.

No 1 Zonet ZPS2102
Zonet ZPS2102 Print Server $64 - $67 Compare Prices
  • Remote Management Protocol: SNMP
  • Remote Management Protoco: SNMP
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: Parallel,USB
  • Released over 3 years ago
9 People Recommend
"i haven't had it reboot on me yet nor had to reboot the unit from non-response.bad:the initial configuration can be a booger if you don't have a working knowledge of tcp/ip, especially ip subnets.…"

- Newegg.com User

"it helps to have some tcp/ip knowledge, but for the price you cant beat it.…"

- Newegg.com User

"you do need a strong grasp of how to install tcp/ip printer ports for clients to use the printers on this ps.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 2 D-LINK DPR1260 Rangebooster G Multifunction
D-LINK DPR1260 Rangebooster G Multifunction Print Server (790069283475) Print Server $67 - $120 Compare Prices
  • Remote Management Protocol: HTTP
  • Remote Management Protoco: HTTP
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: Ethernet,Hi-Speed USB
  • Released over 2 years ago
7 People Recommend
"to do so you set up a tcp/ip port with the name of the print server (generally "dlinkps-) then you use a port number of 9100, 9101, 9102, or 9103; depending which of the 4 usb ports you are…"

- Newegg.com User

"ibook printing using lpr printing for mac’s.cons: in the documentation it would have been helpful if dlink showed how to setup a local tcp/ip port in windows 2000 and xp to connect a single printer.…"

- Newegg.com User

"to do so you set up a tcp/ip port with the name of the print server (generally "dlinkps-) then you use a port number of 9100, 9101, 9102, or 9103; depending which of the 4 usb ports you are using.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 3 Linksys Wireless-G WPS54G
Linksys Wireless-G WPS54G Print Server $38 - $100 Compare Prices
  • Remote Management Protocol: SNMP
  • Remote Management Protoco: SNMP
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: Ethernet,USB
  • Released over 3 years ago
7 People Recommend
"i then connected (using usb) the print server up to my printer in a seperate room, set up the printer on my computer using a logical tcp/ip port and successfully printed a test page.the unit is small…"

- Thenerds.net User

"i then connected (using usb) the print server up to my printer in a seperate room, set up the printer on my computer using a logical tcp/ip port and successfully printed a test page.…"

- Msn.com User

"the other thing that it does not tell you is that you have to switch the printer settings from a usb set up to a tcp/ip.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 4 Buffalo Technology LPV3-U2
Buffalo Technology LPV3-U2 (LPV3U2) Print Server $50 - $70 Compare Prices
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: Hi-Speed USB,USB
  • Released over 3 years ago
7 People Recommend
"then, choose a new port; choose "standard tcp/ip port." after these, input the ip address of the printer server.…"

- PAStranger from Bellingham at Buy.com

"the macs see it on bonjour and appletalk and windows uses the tcp settings on the add printer wizard.…"

- Newegg.com User

"the go into your printer properties, choose the port tab and add a tcp/ip port based on the ip you assigned the print server.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 5 D-Link DP-300U DHDP300U
D-Link DP-300U (DHDP300U) Print Server $56 - $80 Compare Prices
  • Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet
  • Remote Management Protoco: SNMP,Telnet
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: Parallel,USB
  • Released over 3 years ago
6 People Recommend
"after learning that i had to "add a new printer" for each pc (under windows control panel for 'printers & faxes' menu), i followed the quick install guide in configuring the tcp/ip port to the…"

- mtbmunoz@earthlink.net from San Antonio, TX at Buy.com

"they tell you to accept the default name when creating the printer port - basically the tcp/ip address with an extension.…"

- A Customer from chatsworth CA at Buy.com

"it is actually added, not as a network printer, but as a local printer that you configure as a standard tcp/ip port.…"

- Amazon.com User


No 6 Linksys PSUS4
Linksys PSUS4 Print Server $25 - $74 Compare Prices
  • Remote Management Protocol: HTTP
  • Remote Management Protoco: HTTP
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: USB
  • Released over 3 years ago
6 People Recommend
"you have to create a tcp/ip port and select ''lpr port'' with a queue name of ''p1''.…"

- Tigerdirect.com User

"click on the next, it will allow you to select "create new port", screw down to select "standard tcp/ip port".…"

- Amazon.com User

"so i upgraded to a brother laser printer and all i can say is that the combo is flawless.cons: the instructions aren't great so you need to know what you are doing when it comes to tcp/ip setup.…"

- Newegg.com User


No 7 NetGear PS121
NetGear PS121 Print Server $50 - $78 Compare Prices
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: USB
  • Platform: PC
  • Released over 2 years ago
5 People Recommend
"for windows xp, i used the instructions at fuschlberger.net/misce..., "other possibility" (tcp/ip) which don't require the silly (and again untrustworthy, to me) addport.exe program that netgear…"

- Pricegrabber.com User

"it installs a standard tcp/ip printer port on your computer...plug your printer into the server, the server into your network, then install the drivers, select the new driver in the properties menu…"

- Amazon.com User

"instead, i just added a printer to the network via tcp/ip and it worked fine.…"

- Pricegrabber.com User


No 8 IOGear USB 2.0 1 Port GPSU21
IOGear USB 2.0 Print Server, 1 Port (GPSU21) Print Server $36 - $50 Compare Prices
  • Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet
  • Form Factor: Plug-In Module (External)
  • Interface: Hi-Speed USB
  • Platform: Mac,PC,Unix
  • Released over 2 years ago
5 People Recommend
"i'm not good with the in's and outs of tcp/ip etc, it was all done for me and the printer worked first try.…"

- Newegg.com User

"i just installed a standard tcp/ip port on all the machines, used the canon driver and it works like a champ.…"

- Sleezer at Newegg.com

"simply updated the printer properties to use tcp/ip lpr for the systems which used to shared the printer.…"

- N/A at Newegg.com


No 9 NetGear WGPS606 WGPS606NA
NetGear WGPS606 (WGPS606NA) Print Server $75 - $100 Compare Prices
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: Ethernet,USB
  • Released over 3 years ago
5 People Recommend
"a good knowledge of tcp/ip networking will be required to get everything working with your printer(s).…"

- Lewis Edge from Princeton, NJ USA at Buy.com

"now, vista users out there, you will be able to connect to the printer port (local tcp/ip connection) with ease.…"

- A Customer from Dallas Texas at Buy.com

"pc talks to the print server using a "standard tcp/ip port" in the printer setup so it doesn't install any device drivers - the wizard only creates a new ip port and assigns it to the printer (which…"

- Newegg.com User


No 10 Trendware TEW-P1PG
Trendware TEW-P1PG (TEWP1PG) Print Server $73 - $95 Compare Prices
  • Remote Management Protocol: SNMP,Telnet
  • Remote Management Protoco: SNMP,Telnet
  • Form Factor: External
  • Interface: Parallel
  • Released over 2 years ago
4 People Recommend
"4.) create a local printer on your computer, choose a new tcp/ip port, put in the ip address of this new print server, and pick out the driver for your printer.…"

- network guru at Newegg.com

"instead of configuring a network printer you need to install the printer yourself as a "local" printer and configure a tcp port.…"

- Newegg.com User

"other thoughts: a good working knowledge of tcp/ip addressing on your network will make the installation easy.…"

- WiredGuy at Newegg.com


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